Women’s World Cup 2023: When do England play subsequent?
Aug 01, 2023 at 8:39 AM
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ngland will play China in the present day seeking to verify their standing as Group D winners forward of the Women’s World Cup knockout stage.
The Asian champions will pose a risk to Sarina Wiegman’s aspect with their very own spot within the last-16 nonetheless not confirmed.
The closing recreation in Group D is one thing of a conflict of the titans, with each side being their continent’s respective champions.
Here are the important thing particulars of the Lionesses subsequent World Cup match.
When is England’s subsequent match?
The Lionesses will play China at 12 in the present day, Tuesday August 1 — concurrently their Group D rivals Denmark and Haiti.
England’s match can be proven on ITV. The recreation can be performed at Hindmarsh Football Stadium in Adelaide, Australia.
Places within the knock-out phases are nonetheless up for grabs with the second spherical starting on Saturday, August 5.
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Who will England play?
China, the Steel Roses, are captained by Wu Haiyan and led by supervisor Shui Qingxia.
The group certified with ease for the match, having beforehand grow to be shock winners of the Asian Cup.
The aspect is ranked 14th on the earth by Fifa however got here unstuck of their opening match in opposition to Denmark, dropping 1-0 after conceding a Ninetieth-minute objective.
“Europe is at the forefront of women’s football’s development. There is a significant gap between us and European teams,” Shui mentioned earlier than the match.
China’s Wang Shuang in motion in opposition to Denmark’s Karen Holmgaard
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Despite this pessimism, China do have weapons, most notably Wang Shuang, who’s seen because the group’s inventive power. Attacking midfielder Zhang Linyan can also be one other participant on the rise who England might want to be careful for.
China began the match with the objective of reaching the quarter-final stage.
How will England fare in opposition to China?
England gained their final encounter in opposition to China however that recreation was again in 2015.
The Lionesses have performed China 5 occasions in official video games, profitable one, dropping three, and drawing as soon as.
England supervisor Sarina Wiegman mentioned: “China are always hard to figure out because they’ve had very good games over the years, and then sometimes they drop their level a little bit.
“They have a new coach since the Olympics so, when I played them in the Olympics with the Netherlands, I think they were really in transition then where they had lots of young players.
China captain Wu Haiyan in a training session
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“They didn’t play many matches internationally after the Olympics but they won the Asian Cup in February 2022, a year-and-a-half ago.
“They played Spain and Sweden in Sprint and lost those games, but they have a mix of experienced players and some younger players.
“It’s always hard to predict before the tournament how good they are. What we always know is that they try to have a long training camp before they go into a tournament. But they don’t give away lots of information.”
Who is in England’s World Cup squad?
The goalkeepers are Mary Earps (Manchester United), Hannah Hampton (Aston Villa), and Ellie Roebuck (Manchester City).
Defenders are Millie Bright (Chelsea), Lucy Bronze (Barcelona), Jess Carter (Chelsea), Niamh Charles (Chelsea), Alex Greenwood (Manchester City), Esme Morgan (Manchester City), and Lotte Wubben-Moy (Arsenal).
Midfielders are Laura Coombs (Manchester City), Jordan Nobbs (Aston Villa), Georgia Stanway (Bayern Munich), Ella Toone (Manchester United), Keira Walsh (Barcelona), and Katie Zelem (Manchester United).
Forwards are Rachel Daly (Aston Villa), Bethany England (Tottenham Hotspur), Lauren Hemp (Manchester City), Lauren James (Chelsea), Chloe Kelly (Manchester City), Katie Robinson (Brighton & Hove Albion), Alessia Russo (Manchester United).
